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Edmonton大学学生对U-Pass说yes
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% a7 r) g) n; O0 {5 kAlberta大学学生经过投票赞同实用强制性的公车通行卡, 这一举动将使得学生们每学期额外花费75加元.
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( U1 j* N) B n本周早些时候举行的投票中, 84%的学生赞成使用这种通行卡, 这种通行卡对于所有学生将是强制性购买的, 无论其是否使用公共交通.
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. G1 R$ p O/ p( j O, @持这种U-pass通行卡的学生可以在Edmonton, Saint Albert和Strathcona County地区无限制地乘坐公交车.' ^7 t/ S5 j) {" ~3 p9 r. W1 p
; c+ T4 z" O+ _$ J7 c3 p据Alberta大学的学生会会长Samantha Power周五说, 对此问题的争论和商议, 大约花费了5年的时间才使大家达成共识.$ L% t' ]3 x+ `$ {% n
r( g5 E! [( W- h, c7 l+ f# n“由于这是强制性的,所以我们的确需要确认这是学生们可以承受的. 我们不想让那些不常使用公交车的学生处在不利的地位, 所以选定了75加元使用四个月, 这大约是每周乘坐一个往返的费用.”
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- s! E2 l4 `& O% x$ ?4 K+ mPower说这种U-Pass卡将从环保角度友情鼓励更多的学生使用公交系统, 这种新卡将在下一个秋天正式起用, 并且对于现在已经购买月卡的人来说, 每年将会节省约300加元.; A: r- f9 ~3 d4 z, k$ m h
3 A+ t* Z2 ?- Q- f目前已经有几个加拿大的城市建立了U-Pass卡系统, 为高中以上的学生提供服务, 包括Victoria(维多利亚), Vancouver(温哥华),以及Calgary(卡尔加里).
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摘自CBC Edmonton News, 3月10日
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Students at the University of Alberta have voted in favour of mandatory bus passes, a move that will cost students an extra $75 every term.
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A vote held earlier in the week saw 84 per cent of students in favour of the passes, which will be mandatory regardless of whether or not they ride on transit.
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1 C6 d' \4 s. i! z8 q' iThe U-Pass will give students unlimited travel on public transit in Edmonton, Saint Albert and Strathcona County.0 n$ I. p# e+ I0 A4 l( E
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Getting to this point took five years of debate and negotiations, said U of A student union president Samantha Power on Friday.# {' R; C/ U# J& f
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"We really needed to make sure that it was affordable for students because it's mandatory. We didn't want students who don't use transit as often to be put at a disadvantage, so at $75 for four months, it's about one round trip a week."% a' K& Z _' [& ?& P
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Power said the U-Pass will be environmentally friendly by encouraging more students to use transit, and those who already buy monthly passes will save about $300 a year when the new pass kicks in next fall./ N5 A6 e+ Z: n. K% ^
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Several cities across Canada have set-up U-Pass systems for post-secondary students, including Victoria, Vancouver and Calgary. |
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